{"id":84195,"date":"2025-07-08T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=84195"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:51:33","slug":"james-gunn-has-reacted-to-the-final-script-of-the-batman-ii-penned-by-matt-reeves-and-mattson-tomlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/james-gunn-has-reacted-to-the-final-script-of-the-batman-ii-penned-by-matt-reeves-and-mattson-tomlin\/84195\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn has reacted to the final script of The Batman II, penned by Matt Reeves and Mattson Tomlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Batman II<\/em> is steadily building momentum as one of DC\u2019s most anticipated upcoming projects, and fans eager to see Robert Pattinson return as the Caped Crusader just got a major update. Director Matt Reeves recently confirmed that the final script is complete \u2014 co-written with Mattson Tomlin \u2014 and even posted a photo of the finished pages on Instagram, captioned <em>\u201cPartners in Crime (Fighters).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Backing the buzz, DC Studios co-head <strong>James Gunn<\/strong> offered rare but meaningful praise, commenting simply: <em>\u201cIt\u2019s great.\u201d<\/em> While brief, his endorsement carries weight, especially after weeks of urging fans to be patient with the creative process.<\/p>\n<p>In an earlier interview with <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, Gunn had defended Reeves\u2019 approach to storytelling, emphasizing that quality takes time:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPeople should get off Matt\u2019s nuts\u2026 He doesn\u2019t owe you something because you like his movie. You like his movie because of Matt. So let Matt do things the way he does.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for what we know so far, the sequel is set to follow the gritty, noir tone of the 2022 film, which was both a critical and commercial success. While the <strong>plot is being kept tightly under wraps<\/strong>, it\u2019s confirmed that <strong>Robert Pattinson<\/strong> will return as Bruce Wayne\/Batman. <strong>Paul Dano<\/strong>, <strong>Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/strong>, <strong>Colin Farrell<\/strong>, <strong>Jeffrey Wright<\/strong>, and <strong>Andy Serkis<\/strong> are also expected to reprise their roles, making for a strong returning ensemble.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Batman II<\/em> is officially slated for theatrical release on <strong>October 1, 2027<\/strong> \u2014 giving Reeves and his team ample time to deliver another atmospheric, character-driven installment in what is expected to be a full trilogy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Batman II is steadily building momentum as one of DC\u2019s most anticipated upcoming projects, and fans eager to see\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":84200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[2001],"class_list":["post-84195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-james-gunn"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}